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Introduction to Linux - A Hands on Guide

This guide was created as an overview of the Linux Operating System, geared toward new users as an exploration tour and getting started guide, with exercises at the end of each chapter.
For more advanced trainees it can be a desktop reference, and a collection of the base knowledge needed to proceed with system and network administration. This book contains many real life examples derived from the author's experience as a Linux system and network administrator, trainer and consultant. They hope these examples will help you to get a better understanding of the Linux system and that you feel encouraged to try out things on your own.

Help! I'm a newbie to Linux and I think I've screwed up royally. I had Mandrake 9.1 dual booting with Windows 2000 Server on my Dell Latitude C600. It was working just fine. So, of course, I decided to re-install just to see if I could do it again! Actually, I was impressed with Linux because it recognized hardware that Windows didn't and read my Windows data files beautifully. However, I realized that I hadn't left enough room for Windows so I reformatted (or so I thought) my hard drive and reinstalled Windows 2000 using 4.5 GB and left the remaining space for Linux. (only a 10 GB hard drive)

Now I keep getting an error in exec of stage2 trying to execute /usr/bin/runinstall2 message. I also got a Fatal Error in Stage 1 i/o error message. The install stops and says it can't go past that point and tells me to reboot.

Do I have a corrupt CD or is it because I really didn't wipe the original Linux installation clean? (that latter would be my guess)

Can anyone help? I don't have any manuals to go by so I thought I'd give this forum a shot.